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INFLUENCE OF WAVE FORM ON THE RATE OF INTEGRATING INDUCTION METERS. By E. B. Rosa, M. G. Lloyd, and C. E. Reid. We g-ive in this paper the results obtained with five integrating induction wattmeters, on which we have made a large number of tests, although further work remains to be done. These results may therefore be regarded as preliminary, illustrating the methods em- ployed and the results obtained when changes are made in the wave form by altering the magnitude or phase of the harmonics present. Two of the meters employed were sent to the Bureau of Standards for test by the makers. The others were meters which we happened to have in the laboratory when the tests were undertaken. The follow- ing is a list of the meters: No. 1, Stanley (magnetic suspension type), 50 amperes. No. 2, Stanley (magnetic suspension type), 50 amperes. No. 3, Fort Wayne, type "K," 50 amperes. No. 4, General Electric (1902 House type), 25 amperes. No. 5, Siemens & Halske, 25 amperes. All the meters are made for 60 cycles, single phase. The first four are American instruments; the last is of German make. Each meter was tested at full load and at 110 volts, and at approximately unity power factor. In order to determine the effect on the rate of an induction meter due to varying the wave form, it is necessary to eliminate carefully any effects due to variation in the temperature of the meter or changes in the frequency of current, or other alterations in the conditions of the meter or circuit. In most cases the effect of a moderate distortion of the wave is small, and unless all measurements are made with great care the effects looked for ma}^ be masked by other effects or by errors of measurement. The meters were tested alternately with current of sine wave form and with a distorted wave, the distortion being produced by adding a harmonic of three times the frequency 421

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INFLUENCE OF WAVE FORM ON THE RATE OF INTEGRATINGINDUCTION METERS.

By E. B. Rosa, M. G. Lloyd, and C. E. Reid.

We g-ive in this paper the results obtained with five integrating

induction wattmeters, on which we have made a large number of

tests, although further work remains to be done. These results maytherefore be regarded as preliminary, illustrating the methods em-

ployed and the results obtained when changes are made in the waveform by altering the magnitude or phase of the harmonics present.

Two of the meters employed were sent to the Bureau of Standards

for test by the makers. The others were meters which we happened

to have in the laboratory when the tests were undertaken. The follow-

ing is a list of the meters:

No. 1, Stanley (magnetic suspension type), 50 amperes.

No. 2, Stanley (magnetic suspension type), 50 amperes.

No. 3, Fort Wayne, type "K," 50 amperes.

No. 4, General Electric (1902 House type), 25 amperes.

No. 5, Siemens & Halske, 25 amperes.

All the meters are made for 60 cycles, single phase. The first four

are American instruments; the last is of German make. Each meter

was tested at full load and at 110 volts, and at approximately unity

power factor.

In order to determine the effect on the rate of an induction meter

due to varying the wave form, it is necessary to eliminate carefully any

effects due to variation in the temperature of the meter or changes in

the frequency of current, or other alterations in the conditions of the

meter or circuit. In most cases the effect of a moderate distortion of

the wave is small, and unless all measurements are made with great

care the effects looked for ma}^ be masked by other effects or by errors

of measurement. The meters were tested alternately with current of

sine wave form and with a distorted wave, the distortion being

produced by adding a harmonic of three times the frequency

421

422 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF STANDARDS. [vol.1, no. 3.

Phase 0°

Fig. 1.—Showing the resultant of combining the fundamental and harmonic of three times the

frequency and 25 per cent of the magnitude of the fundamental, giving first a peaked wave andsecond (when the phase of the harmonic is reversed) a flat or dimpled wave. Both fundamentaland harmonic are of sine-wave form.

Fig. 2.—Showing the resultant of a fundamental and a harmonic, as in fig, 1, except that the phase

of the harmonic has been shifted 30° by changing the coupling 5°.

, LLOYDREID •] EFFECT OF WAVE FORM ON WATTMETERS. 423

Fig. 3.—Showing the resultant of a fundamental and a harmonic as in fig. 1, except that the phase

of the harmonic has been shifted 60°.

Fig. 4.—Showing the resultant of a fundamental and a harmonic as in fig. 1, except that the phase of

the harmonic has been shifted 90° by changing the coupling 15°. The wave form for "peak " and"flat" are here alike, except that the steeper side is in advance in the "peak" and the moregradual slope is in advance on the " flat." " Peak " and "flat " are conventional terms, indicating

the phase of the harmonic. If the coupling were shifted 15° more, the " flat " curve would becomepeaked.

424 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF STANDARDS. [vol. 1, no. 3.

of the fundamental, varying both the amplitude and phase of

this harmonic. This was done by means of an alternating cur-

rent generating set of three machines, two alternators and a direct

connected driving motor, one alternator having four poles and the

other twelve. The current from each machine is very nearly of sine

wave form, and tests were made of the meters alternately with the

fundamental only, and with the harmonic added. Three different

relative values and four different phases of the harmonic have been

employed. The three values of the harmonic are 10 per cent, 25 per

cent, and 50 per cent, respectively, of the value of the fundamental.

For example, since E—VE^^-\-E'^^^ in the first case the addition of

11 volts of the harmonic to 110 volts of the fundamental gives a

resultant of about 110.5 volts, the wave being more or less peaked

than a sine wave, according to the phase of the harmonic. In the

second case 108 volts of the fundamental plus 27 volts of the harmonic

gives a resultant of 111.3 volts. (The voltage in each case was

reduced to exactly 110 by resistance in series.) This resultant is

shown in figs. 1 to 4, where the 25 per cent harmonic is in different

phase in each of the four cases. This difference is produced by shift-

ing the coupling of one of the generators to the driving motor, 5*^,

10*", or 15'' in the coupling corresponding to 10*", 20°, or SO"" in the waveof the fundamental, and to SO"", 60*^, or 90° in the phase of the harmonic.

A shift of 30° in the coupling corresponds to 180° in the phase of the

harmonic, and is the same as reversing the phase by reversing the

connections at the terminals of the higher frequency generator. Thelatter is of course the more convenient, and was the usual method of

changing from what we call a flat to a peaked wave. The curves shownin figs. 1 to 4 have been frequently verified by drawing the resultant

waves by means of a curve tracer. This not only verifies the waveform, but serves to insure against errors in the connections.

The current, voltage, and power factor, as well as the temperature

and frequency, were maintained as nearly constant as possible during

a set of runs. A standard wattmeter which was calibrated by direct

currents using two potentiometers to measure simultaneously the cur-

rent and the voltage, was read by a telescope and scale. By means of

a carbon rheostat the deflection of this instrument was maintained

accurately constant while carrying alternating current during a set of

runs on the meters. The wattmeter is of the dynamometer type and

astatic. The fixed coils are stranded and wound on wooden spools, and

very little metal is used in the region of the coils. The movable coils

have very slight inductance, and every precaution is taken to avoid

errors due to eddy currents or wave form. The instrument, being

ROSA, LLOYD,REID. ] EFFECT OF WAVE FORM ON WATTMETERS. 425

carefully calibrated with direct current, is then correct for alternating

current.

Table I.—Determination of the Times of Revolution of the Disks of ThreeMeters.

RUN NO. 1, MAY 26, 1904.

Meter 1. Meter 2. Meter 3.

Interval be-tween 1st

andl5th con-tacts, 2d

and lethcon-tacts, etc.

Interval be- Interval beInterval Interval tween 1st Interval tween 1st

No. between between and 15th between and 15thTime. succes- Time. succes- contacts, Time. succes- contacts,

sive con- sive con- 2d and sive con- 2d andtacts. tacts. 16th con- tacts. 16th con-

tacts, etc. tacts, etc.

m. s. m. s. m. s.

1 1 5.301.55

45.961.60

45.701.30

2 6.851.55

47.561.68

47.001.31

3 8.401.65

49.241.57

48.311.32

4 10.051.61

50.811.61

49.631.37

5 11.661.64

52.421.63

51.001.30

6 13.301.52

54.051.54

52.301.30

7 14.821.63

55.591.66

53.601.37

8 16.451.60

57.251.65

54.971.33

9 18.051.67

58.901.60

56.301.30

10 19.721.58

1 0.501.55

57.601.40

11 21.3048.60

2.0548.25

59.0026.60

12 2 9.9032.20

50.3032.10

1 25.6039.88

13 42.1032.22

2 22.4032.10

2 5.4839.87

14 3 14.3232.33

54.5032.20

45.3539. 95

15 46.651.55

161. 35 3 26.701.65

160. 74 3 25.301.30

159.60

16 48.201.62

161. 35 28.351.60

160. 79 26.601.30

159. 60

17 49.821.59

161.42 29.951.59

160. 71 27.901.30

159.59

18 51.411.59

161.36 31.541.56

160.73 29.201.35

159.57

19 53.001.61

161. 34 33.101.68

160. 68 30.551.40

159.55

20 64.611.61

161. 31 34.781.60

160. 73 31.951.35

159.65

21 56.221.68

161.40 36.381.62

160. 79 33.301.33

159. 70

22 57.901.58

161. 45 38.001.60

160. 75 34.631.32

159. 66

23 59.481.55

161.43 39.601.59

160.70 35.951.40

159.65

24 4 1.031.59

161.31 41.191.61

160.69 37.351.33

159. 75

25 2.62 161.32 42.80 160. 75 38.68 159. 68

Mean time for lOOrevo- Mean tiiae for 100 Mean tirae for 120

lutions 161. 367 revolu tions 160. 733 revolu tions 159. 636

Time in seconds Time in secondsTime in seconds for for on e revolu- for on s revolu-

Or>P rpvnlntion 1. 6137 tion .

.

1. 6073 tion... 1. 3303

DETERMINATION OF THE RATE OF THE METERS AND THE FREQUENCY OFTHE CURRENT.

The rate of the meters was determined by means of a chronograph

and chronometer, record being made at the end of every revolution

of the disk or drum for the first ten revolutions at the beginning of a

426 BULLETIN OF THE BUEEAU OF STANDARDS. [vol. 1, NO. 3.

run and the last ten at the end of the run, and in addition once in ten

or twenty revolutions during the run. The runs average about three

minutes each. The record on the chronograph sheet was read by

means of a diagonal scale and gave the mean time of one revolution

with great accuracy. An example is given in Table I. Eleven inde-

pendent determinations of the time of 100 revolutions of the disk are

given in the fourth and seventh columns for meters 1 and 2 and of

120 revolutions in the tenth column for meter 3. The average of

these eleven values is used in deriving the mean time for one revolu-

tion. At the same time an electric circuit was closed by a contact

point connected to the generator once in every hundred revolutions,

and these contacts were recorded on the chronograph sheet. This

gave the frequency of the current very exactly. A slight correction

is applied to the rate of each meter for the small departure of the fre-

quency from 60, which is the standard frequency for the meters

tested. This correction is of course determined for each meter sepa-

rately and may be taken from the curves in fig. 10. In Table II are

given the readings from the chronograph record for determining the

frequency of the current, which in this case averaged 59.95 for the

period of the run.

Table II.—Record for Determination of the Frequency of the Current.

Time of contacts at begin-ning of run.

Time of contacts at endof run.

Time for 5,100 revolutions.

m. s.

1 3.256.609.9213.2816.60

m. s.

3 53.4056. 73

4 0.053.406.75

Seconds.170. 15170. 13170. 13170. 12170. 15

Frequency 2X5,100.170.136

"

Mean= 170. 136

=59.95 cycles per second.

Before making a series of runs on the meters the load was applied

and they were warmed up to an equilibrium temperature. In order

to eliminate errors due to any changes in temperature that might sub-

sequently occur, as well as any other constant errors due to changing

conditions, and so obtain the effect of the varying wave form alone,

the tests with distorted wave forms were interspersed with tests using

sine wave forms. Any progressive change in the meters, or the

standard wattmeter, would thus be eliminated. Table III gives the

ROSA, LLOYD,REID. EFFECT OF WAVE FORM ON WATTMETERS. 427

results of 49 runs on three meters made May 26, 1904, using a sine

wave and a distorted wave due to 25 per cent harmonic, peak and flat,

as shown in figs. 1 to 4. The numbers of the runs show the order in

which they were taken. For example, the first, fourth, and seventh

were made with a sine wave and are grouped together in the table.

The actual frequency for each run is given in the table, but the times

of one revolution given in columns 6, 8, and 10 have been reduced to

60 cycles. The numbers gi^en in columns Y, 9, and 11 are the means

of the corresponding values in columns 6, 8, and 10.

1.0

0.8

0.2

au0.

O 0.2_iCO

0.4

25% OF Harmonic.M.

o-

^^-?i:3. ; ;: s Z.'_T.Z!.'Jll"——-..—

_^

,^---iir_'_'I . _ _ fM-3-.

""'"->

.^"

iii^r^rS^./ _^ak::2^ —

r^^'^^^^^^^-^^=%^

=- —„_.,Peah;:J:-,.—--Jir-- "^ ^ -^

0.6 ^.

0.4

0° 2°° PHASE OF HARMONIC ^°°90°

Fig. 5.—Showing the variation in the rate of five induction meters with 25 per cent harmonic in

the current as the phase of the harmonic is changed from 0° to 30°, 60°, and 90°.

Runs 2 and 5 were made using a peaked wave and runs 3 and 6

using a flat wave. The phase of the harmonic was then shifted 30°,

and seven runs made in the same order as before. The third set of

seven runs was made with the harmonic at 60°, the fourth set at 90°,

and then three more sets of runs were made in reverse order withrespect to the phase of the harmonic, making in all seven sets of sevenruns each. The difference in per cent obtained in Table IV, together

with corresponding differences in other runs using 10 and 50 per cent

harmonic, the detailed results of which are not here given, are shownin Table V. All these results are plotted in figs. 5 to 9. The results

obtained in the runs of May 26, given in Tables III and IV, are plot-

ted in fig. 5.

428 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF STANDARDS. [vol. 1, NO.

Table III.—Table of Results of 49 Runs on Three Meters Using Sine, PeakAND Flat Waves, with Different Phases of the Harmonic, which is 25 PerCent of the Fundamental.

Phaseofhar-

monic.

Lag ofcur-rent.

Waveform.

Fre-quency.

Time in seconds for one revolution of disk.

eMeter No. 1. Meter No. 2. Meter No. 3.

i Time. Mean. Time. Mean. Time. Mean.

1

4

7

19.8

18.9

18.6

Sine

Sine....

Sine-...

59.95

60.35

60.23

1.6137

1.6178

1. 6148

1.6154

1. 6073

1.6109

1. 6071

L6084

1. 3303

L3321

1. 3300

I 1.3308

2

5

19.8

19.0

Peak ...

Peak ...

59.89

60.31

1. 6180

1. 6187[

1.61831.6093

1. 6105[

1.60991.3438

1.3425 11.3431

3

6

17.0 Flat ....

Flat....

60.38

60.26

1. 6203

1. 6184[

1.61931. 6141

1. 61211.6131

1.3407

1. 3390 1 1. 3398

8

11

14

Sine....

Sine....

Sine....

59.96

60.08

59.95

1. 6121

L6169

1. 6153

1.6148

1. 6051

1.6099

1. 6082

L6077

1. 3289

1.3320

1. 3307

1

20.0

19.2

i 1. 3305

9 30

12 30

...

19.3

Peak ...

Peak...

60.09

59.98

1.6197

1. 62021 L6199

1. 6116

1.6125I 1.6120

1.3440

1.34431. 3441

10 30

13 30

17.7

17.0

Flat ....

Flat....

60.12

59.99

1. 6149

1. 6155i 1.6152

1. 6091

1. 60921 1.6092

1.3405

1. 3404i 1.3404

15

18

21

19.5

18.9

18.3

Sine ....

Sine....

Sine....

60.14

60.04

59.90

L6148

1. 6158

1. 6162

i 1.6156

1.6089

1. 6086

1. 6088

[1.6088

1. 3309

L3306

1.3311

i 1. 3309

16 60

19 60

17.9

17.2

Peak ...

Peak ...

60.10

60.12

1. 6214

1. 6219i 1.6216

1. 6127

1. 6140 j1.6133

1.3423

1.34291.3426

17

20

22

25

28

60

60

16.6

15.9

Flat ....

Flat ....

60.05

59.94

60.28

60.10

60.05

1. 6127

1. 6125i 1.6126

1. 6063

1.60591 1.6061

1.3393

1. 33901.3391

20.2 Sine....

Sine....

Sine....

1. 6151

1. 6152

1. 6150

\ 1. 6151

1. 6076

1. 6084

1. 6077

1.6079

1.3302

1. 3307

1.3306

[1. 3305

19.8

23 90

26i

90

1

18.9

18.3

Peak ...

Peak . .

.

60.18

60.07

1. 6211

1. 6222 [1.6216

1. 6133

1.61381 1.6136

1.3417

1.3422 11. 3419

24

27

90

90

18.0 Flat....

Flat....

60.10

60.04

1. 6124

1. 6127[

1.61251. 6056

1. 6052 11.6054

1.3401

1. 3399 1L3400

29

32

35

19.3

19.1

19.3

Sine

Sine....

Sine....

59.86

60.15

60.11

1. 6162

1. 6183

1.6190

I 1.6178

1. 6091

1. 6105

1.6113

• 1.6103

1.3322

1. 3328

1. 3333

i 1. 3328

ROSA, LLOYDREID. ] EFFECT OF WAVE FOEM ON WATTMETERS. 429

Table III.—Table of Results of 49 Runs on Three Meters Using Sine, PeakAND Flat Waves, etc.—Continued.

Phaseofhar-

monic.

Waveform.

Fre-quency.

Time in seconds for one revolution of disk.

1Lag ofcur-rent.

Meter No. 1. Meter No. 2.1 Meter No. 3.

6 Time. Mean. Time. Mean. Time. , Mean.

30 60

60

18.1 Peak...

Peak . .

.

59.83

60.11

1.6234

1. 6244i 1.6239

1.6145 1

1.6154 [

'''"*> l^ --1

31

34

60 16. 8 Flat

60 16.3 i Flat ....

60.22

60.10

1. 6143

1.61551.6149

1. 6087

1. 6C91 11.6089

1.3405 ]

1.3423;}

^-^^

^^'

41j

20.0

20.1

20.1

Sine

Sine-...

Sine....

60.12

60.20

60.25

1.6184

1.6177

1. 6176

I 1.6179

1. 6116

1.6103

1.6104

1.6108

1. 3339

1.3330

1. 3326

1. 3332

37

40

30

30

19.5 Peak ...

Peak...

60.12

60.22

1. 6222

1. 6219 11.6220

1. 6132

1. 6131[ 1.6132

1.3457

1.34541. 3455

38

42

30

30

17.5 Flat....

Flat ....

60.17

60.27

1.6169

1. 61951.6182

1.6104

1. 61151.6110

1.3414

1.3417 [1.3415

44 . 20.2

20.4

Sine i 1.6178

1. 61761.6177

1.6101

1. 6112 J1.6106

1.3326

1.3328

1

47 Sine .... 60. 011.3327

45

22.0

Peak 1. 6191

1. 61901.6190

1.6104

1.61071 1.6106

1.3453

1.3460

1

49 Peak ... 60.11\ 1.3456

4S

17.6

Flat 1. 6216

1. 6224 11.6220

1.6154

1.61541.6154

1.3424

1.3429

1

46 Flat .... 60.041.3426

Table rV.—Summary of Results Shown in Table III.

MeterPhaseof har-monic.

Sine. Peak.Per centslow.

Flat.

Per cent.

No.Slow. Fast.

1

1

1

1

306090

1. 61661. 61641. 61671. 6151

1. 61861. 62101. 62281. 6216

0.120.280.380.40

1. 62061. 61671. 61381. 6125

0.250.02

*"o."i8"0.16

22

1

306090

1. 6095' 1.6092 1

1. 60961. 6079

1. 61021. 61261. 61421. 6136

0.040.210.290.35

1. 61421. 61011. 60751. 6054

0.290.06 ::::::::

0.130.16

3333

306090

1. 33181. 33181. 33181. 3305

1.34441.34481.34371. 3419

0.950.980.890.85

1. 34121. 34101. 34021. 3400

0.700.690.630.71

430 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF STANDARDS. [vol. 1, no. 3.

In Table IV the values given are the means of the two values

found for the corresponding case and shown in Table III. Thus1.6166 is the average of 1.6154, the mean found for runs 1, 4, 7 and

2 0,2

10^ OF Harmonic.

Peak^.~-fmr±

=^=5=;:^^—^ZI.IZ^tH.-_1

.-

Meter No.1.'

"

' —HI! 1

- _ F/af^'sT

:t_____^__-- — — '^i^.___

PHASE OF HARMONIC

Fig. 6.—Showing the variation in the rate of three induction meters with 10 per cent harmonic in

the current as the phase of the harmonic is changed from 0° to 90°.

1.6177, the mean of runs 44, 47. Likewise, 1.6186 is the average

of 1.6183 (runs 2, 5) and 1.6190 (runs 45, 49). This eliminates eflfect of

changing temperature during the course of the experiments.

Peak~3.

Flat-3.

50% OF Harmonic.

.._ ., .. >• 2.

„ ,. 3.

::«^ ^^_Peahj:±__^Pjah^-

__ —

^^^=^^

30' PHASE OF HARMONIC 60 =

Fig. 7.—Showing the variation in the rate of three induction meters with 60 per cent harmonic in

the current as the phase of the harmonic is changed from 0° to 90°.

The maximum variation due to 25 per cent harmonic is, in the case

of meter 3, a little less than 1 per cent, being greater with the

peak than the flat, but not varying much with the phase of the

KOSA, LLOYD, ~|

REID. J EFFECT OF WAVE FORM ON WATTMETERS. 431

harmonic. On the other hand, meters 1 and 2 show smaller errors due

to the presence of the harmonic, but greater changes due to shifting

the phase of the harmonic, both changing from slow to fast on the

flat wave when the phase is shifted. Meter 4 runs faster for both

peak and flat and at all phases than on a sine wave. It is the only

meter of the five for which this is true.

Fig. 6 shows the effect of changing the phase of the harmonic from0° to 90° when using a harmonic of 10 per cent, and ^g. 7 showsthe same for 50 per cent. Only three meters were used in these

experiments.

Phase of

Meter Np.1

„ 2J. o

-4

HARMONIC 0'

/'z

A

^z^-

Flat-

4

10 25

PER CENT OF HARMONIC.50

Fig. 8.—Showing the variation in the rate of five induction meters with 10, 25, and 50 per cent of

harmonic, the phase of the harmonic in each case being 0°.

Fig. 8 shows the effect of changing the harmonic from 10 per cent to

25 per cent and 50 per cent, keeping the phase constant. Meters 1 and

2 show the least change in rate; meter 4 runs faster, and meters 3 and

5 run slower and show the greatest change in rate. Fig. 9 shows for

three meters the^ame thing as fig. 8, except that the phase of the har-

monic is 90° different. Meters 1 and 2 show relatively small changes,

but both run faster on the flat than on the sine. Meter 3 runs nearly

3 per cent slower on the 50 per cent harmonic than on the sine.

432 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF STANDARDS. [vol.1, no. 3.

J

Phase OF HARMONIC 90'

// 0. /

METER-^

II 1

f/

/ /

y /

' /

— y/3- -

a---.--

"^^^^=£3^^ Flat ^1Flat ''

10 25

PER CENT OF HARMONIC,50

Fig. .—Showing the variation in the rate of three induction meters with 10, 25, and 50 per cent of

harmonic, the phase of the harmonic in each case being 90°.

,

EFFECT F Frequency

5//

3

2

//

//

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2

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Meter ^

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3.. 3

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50 55 60 65 70

CYCLES PER SECONDFig. 10.—Showing the variation in the rate of five induction meters with change of frequency.

ROSA, LLOYD,REID. ] EFFECT OF WAVE FORM ON WATTMETERS. 433

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434 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF STANDARDS. [vol.1, no. 3.

The effect of change of frequency on the rate of the meters is

shown in fig. 10. It is relatively small in every case but one.

These results show that with suitable precautions induction meters

may be made to repeat their readings very accurately, so that precision

methods may be applied in studying them. They also show that the

variations due to wave form depend not only on the harmonics which

are present and their magnitudes, but also on their phases.

The Bureau of Standards is now having a generating set constructed

which will give all the odd harmonics up to the fifteenth and any

desired combination of them with the fundamental. When this is

completed it will be used to study the effects of the higher harmonics

on the rate of these meters. The results given here show that for

commercial purposes all the meters so far studied may be considered

accurate on any ordinary wave form where only the third harmonic

enters appreciably, although two meters show variations of about

3 per cent when the harmonic amounts to as much as 50 per cent of

the fundamental.

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